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The Vibes Are Off: Did Elon Musk Push Academics Off Twitter?

Political Science Now

This article addresses a narrower empirical question: What did Elon Musks takeover of the platform mean for this academic ecosystem? Read the full article. those registering any behavior on a given day) or the number of tweets written (including original tweets, replies, retweets, and quote tweets). appeared first on.

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Why Schools Should Focus on Social Capital Development — Not Just Skills

ED Surge

Earlier in the 2000s, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development described social capital as a space requiring further investigation to help students pursue higher education and careers. Yosso published her seminal Race Ethnicity and Education article in 2005. But education just isn’t there yet. Researcher Tara J.

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The Power of Microcredentials and America’s Higher Education Dilemma

ED Surge

These short courses offer students the opportunity to study behavioral health, which aligns with jobs in our region related to human services, sociology, counseling, psychology and social work. Arrington, in 1860 the economic value of enslaved peoples in the U.S. According to historian Benjamin T.

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OPINION: If you can, study what you love instead of picking the most marketable field

The Hechinger Report

Every few months, readers interested in higher education see yet another article on “college majors that lead to the highest incomes.” Declare a petroleum engineering major,” these articles imply, “and your future is secured.”. Very few of my own sociology students became professional sociologists. But it’s not that simple.

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Liberal arts face uncertain future at nation’s universities

The Hechinger Report

By cutting 13 liberal arts majors, such as sociology, philosophy and history, UWSP would also create and expand several other majors in business, engineering and science to attract new students and revenue. Marcus wrote about this decline in a recent article for The Hechinger Report. million deficit. Wisniewski was shocked.

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Peasant and Peasantry in Anthropology

Anthropology for Beginners

iii] According to anthropologist George Dalton, “Peasants were legal, political, social, and economic inferiors in medieval Europe. This relationship, and the prevailing economic forces that impinge upon the countryside, have stamped certain qualities on the peasants and largely determine the underdog position in which they continue to live.

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Want More Innovation? Try Connecting the Dots Between Engineering and Humanities

Digital Promise

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. This article is a part of The Conversation’s series on unique courses. For other articles in this series, read here and here. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.